History Essay on Black Plague

Use the two sources attached on the Black Death. Then, write an essay of at least one page on the following topic:

Characterize the significance of the Black Death’s impacts on the economic and cultural life of medieval Europe. Then, illustrate your point with specific examples. How does your knowledge of other epidemics in history provide additional insight into the impact of the Black Death?

Be sure to consider the following points in your essay:

o   ·  The introduction should engage the reader and clearly present the essay’s thesis and a summary of the main points that clarify the writer’s point of view.

o   ·  Organization should clearly present points arranged logically to support the thesis.

o   ·  Writing should be clear and concise with no spelling, grammatical, or punctuation errors.

o   ·  The number of sources should meet or exceed any expressed assignment requirements and should be peer-reviewed or academic in nature.

o   ·  APA formatting guidelines should be used for reference entries and in-text citations.

The Black Death: Plague and economics. (1999, December 25). The Economist, 353(8151), 33. Retrieved from http://link.galegroup.com.libraryresources.columbiasouthern.edu/apps/doc/A58408662/WHIC?u=oran95108&xid=2ef19c55

 Knighton, H. (2014). The Black Death, 1348. In Gale World History in Context. Detroit: Gale. Retrieved from http://link.galegroup.com.libraryresources.columbiasouthern.edu/apps/doc/ZTMLIO301902421/WHIC?u=oran95108&xid=3731f82d